Education

The education sector enters the 2026–2027 academic year tasked with translating numerous newly issued policy decisions into practice. Each classroom and school will serve as a testing ground for the effectiveness of reform, spanning teaching quality to learners’ development opportunities.

Seven of Vietnam’s eight contestants won medals at the third International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), held in Kazakhstan's Astana from August 2 to 8, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

Every year, Viet Nam still records around 1,800 child deaths from drowning. Behind those figures is the reality that many students, especially in rural and mountainous areas, still lack access to swimming lessons and water safety skills.

Launched in 2016, the “Supporting children to school – Children of border guard stations” programme has helped thousands of children in border, coastal, and island areas pursue their dreams, while helping to strengthen public support and solidarity in the country’s border regions.

The Vietnamese team delivered an outstanding performance, securing 205 awards at the International Final of the Asia International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) 2026, held in Ha Noi on August 4 as the competition was hosted in Viet Nam for the first time.

Around 1,300 students from 22 countries and territories gathered in Ha Noi on August 2 to compete in the international finals of the Asian International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) 2026, marking the first time Viet Nam has hosted the competition's global finale.

A 10-member Vietnamese delegation of elite students from the nation’s leading universities and high schools for the gifted is joining the 2026 Asian Science Camp, which opened at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) (China) on August 3.

The academic ranking platform Research.com has released its 2026 World Scientist Rankings, with five scientists from Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi (VNU) recognised in the fields of engineering and technology, environmental science, public health, and computer science.

Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat and Deputy Prime Minister, chaired a meeting in Ha Noi, on July 31, with ministries and central agencies on the draft national strategy for attracting and nurturing talent in strategic priority sectors to support rapid and sustainable development.

Localities across Viet Nam are actively consolidating public pre-school, general, continuing, and vocational education institutions to streamline administrative units while strengthening school governance.

The seminar on innovating teacher training integrated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) served as a forum for administrators, experts, and teacher training institutions to exchange views and consult on directions for refining teacher training policies— integrated with artificial intelligence—in the near future.

Under the scorching July sun in Giai Phong Residential Quarter, Ba Ngoi Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, while many children follow their parents to work in the fields or lose themselves in summer games, nearly 50 Raglai ethnic minority pupils at Suoi Hai school site still make their way to class every morning.

The Quantum Hackathon for Social Good 2026 (QC4SG 2026) officially opened in Quy Nhon, Gia Lai province, on July 24.

The Ha Noi Department of Education and Training, in coordination with the Thanh Oai Communal People's Committee, launched a pilot Community Learning Centre at Chuong Village Communal House in Thanh Oai Commune on July 22 under the theme "Chuong Village conical hats – From traditional heritage to modern economic value."

Science, technology and innovation have become the central driving forces behind strategic breakthroughs for rapid and sustainable development. In this process, human resources are regarded as one of the decisive factors in advancing science, technology and innovation.

All six Vietnamese students competing at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2026 have won medals, securing two gold, three silver and one bronze.

As Japan faces the challenges of an ageing population and labour shortages across a wide range of sectors, cooperation with Viet Nam in training and supplying high-quality human resources is becoming an increasingly important area of bilateral collaboration.

All four members of Viet Nam’s team at the 2026 International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) won gold medals, as announced by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnamese primary school students ranked first in Mathematics and Reading and second in Writing among participating countries, according to the National Report on the 2024 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics Programme (SEA-PLM), securing average scores of 334.6 in Mathematics, 323.5 in Reading, and 471.1 in Writing.

The Ministry of Education and Training launched the National English Self-Study Month for Teachers 2026 at a ceremony on July 13, held both in person and online, linking Departments of Education and Training nationwide.